Peter d’Errico, a professor emeritus of legal studies for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, writes, "March 10, 2023, will be the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that started the watered-down idea of 'tribal sovereignty' as the basis for a U.S. claim of domination over Indigenous nations. Johnson v. McIntosh, an 1823 property law decision written by Chief Justice John Marshall, said the United States owns Indigenous lands 'discovered' by Christian colonizers!"
Cronkite News is changing the name of one of our main topics – Indian Country – to Indigenous Communities. The reason: The term Indigenous is viewed by many as more inclusive.
Below, for the local newspaper, the Newport News Times. (without the images, etc.) Below that, more on this reprehensible genocidal black death Black Friday day! The First No-Thanks Thanksgiving Trigger Warning (noun): a statement at the start of a piece of writing, video, etc., alerting the reader or viewer to the fact that it contains
The Cherokee Nation is fighting to secure a delegate in the House that would honor a treaty agreement signed by President Andrew Jackson in 1835. The treaty promised federal representation for the tribe after thousands of Cherokees were relocated from their homeland to land west of the Mississippi River. Thousands died during this forced…